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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JOSEPH W. VORNICK, OF MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS.

TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 388,603, dated August 28', 1888. Application filed May 11, 1888. Serial No. 273,632. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-`

Be it known that I, J osEPH W. VoRNIoK, a

`citizen of the United States, residing at Monmouth, in the county of Warren and State of ywhich it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to two-wheeled vei hicles; and it consists in the improvements y hereinafter described, whereby a simple and efficient arrangement is provided. by which the seat is properly hung and balanced.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l is a side view illustrating my improvements. Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is a detailed perspective view.

The shafts A A are curved downward at their rear ends and connected to the axle B in the usual manner and braced relative to the same by means of rods a, Fig. l. A curved bar, C, rests upon the upper sides of the shafts A A, and has its ends bolted to the latter. A straight bar, D, also above said shafts,

has its ends bolted to the latter, and is also centrally connected tothe bar O by means of bolts b.

Clips c c are secured to the bar C, adjacent to the shafts, and each clip has a loop, d, depending .from its under side and Vadapted to engage the forward hooked end, e, of the one of a pair of rearwardly-extending curved bars, E, which converge at their rear ends for the location of the seat F.

A band, j', secures to each shaft A a metal bracket, g, which has a depending portion provided with a threaded perforation, which engages the forward threaded end of a rod, G, a nut, h, insuring the proper connection of the parts. Each shaft A further carries a link-clip, H, which is located in the rear of the bar D, and has its lower depending link portion arranged to receive and guide the rear part of the rod G.

Each bar E is provided on its upper side and at about its center with a double-hooked iron, I, which is rigidly bolted to said rod, as shown in Fig. 1, and one of said hooks is designed to be detachably connected with the rear end of a rod, G, by means of a link, i,

looped at its respective ends to secure such connection.

In use, when the parts are in the positionl shown in Fig. 1, the ordinary torsional strain of the seat will be borne by the rod G, the link 1i, and the forward hook of the iron I. In this position the parts insure the greatest leverage effect and preventthe seat being subjected -to undue vibration or jars. When,` however, the weight of the person occupying the seat exceeds that which ordinarily rests upon it, it becomes necessary to decrease the leverage and increase the torsional resistance. This can be readily effected. by changing the lower looped end of the link t' from the front to the rear hook of the iron I, and thereby moving the point of suspension ofthe scat and its bars considerably toward the rear. `The threaded connection of the rods G with the plates g not only secures a proper connection of the parts, but enables the longitudinal position of the bars to be adjusted so as to locate the suspending point-s of the link t' with great nicety.-

I claiml. The combination, in a two-wlieeled vehicle, of the shafts and seat-supporting bars, the latter being hung at their forward ends, a longitudinal bar adj ustabl y hung on the Linder side of each shaft, a double-hooked iron connected to each seatbar, and a link depending froml the rear end of each longitudinal bar and adapted to engage either of said hooks to change the pointof suspension of said seatbar, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a twowheeled vehicle, of the shafts, bar G, secured thereto and having loops depending therefrom, curved seat-bars hooked at their forward ends to engage said loops, guides H, and threaded per- IOO 

